Eric Bevan flies a kite with his daughter Alea, 4, at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Rod Palady flies a kite of his own at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Rod Palady flies a kite of his own at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite...

Rod Palady flies a kite of his own at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite... Photo-6647436.90485 - SFGate

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Mark Baker (lower left) launches his home made 36-foot-wide parafoil kite at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Mark Baker prepares a 36-foot-wide parafoil for a flight at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

A man watches kites fly high in the sky at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

A man watches kites fly high in the sky at the 29th annual Berkeley...

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Crowds gather on a hill to watch kites of all shapes and sizes fly in the wind at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Crowds gather on a hill to watch kites of all shapes and sizes fly... Photo-6647442.90485 - SFGate

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Alexis Lutter (left) launches a brand new kite with her mother Audra at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Audra and Alexis just purchased the kite at the festival, which concludes Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Japanese kite makers build a Hamamatsu-style kite at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Japanese kite makers build a Hamamatsu-style kite at the 29th... Photo-6647445.90485 - SFGate

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Crowds gather on a hill to watch kites of all shapes and sizes fly in the wind at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Dave Hoggan launches an octopus, one of several giant kites flying above the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival, in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Dave Hoggan launches a giant octopus kite, one of several flying above the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival, in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Mike North has a firm grasp on one of the lines attached to a giant octopus kite at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.

Mike North has a firm grasp on one of the lines attached to a giant...

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Mike North controls one of several giant octopus kites soaring in the wind at the 29th annual Berkeley Kite Festival in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The two-day event runs through Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina.